Patel was arraigned on Dec. 16 at Stamford Superior Court, where he was ordered held in lieu of a $200,000 cash bond. He is scheduled to return to court on Dec. 22.

Stamford police say they responded to an apartment within the Woodside Green Apartment complex around 10 p.m. on a report that a woman was accosted and held against her will by her ex-boyfriend of two years.

Patrol units responded and determined that Patel had used a key that he had while dating his ex-girlfriend and entered the apartment when she wasn’t home.

When the victim arrived home, Patel allegedly emerged from the bedroom. The victim told police she began to scream and he squeezed her around her torso causing her to lose consciousness.

Patel allegedly placed tape over her mouth and forced her into a chair. When the victim regained consciousness, she told police she pulled the tape off of her mouth and Patel covered her mouth with his hand.

When the victim’s cell phone rang, Patel is said to have allowed the victim to talk on the phone to calm the caller’s fears. At that point, the victim said she was able to run to a neighbor’s apartment and call the police.

While calling the police for help, Patel also called the department to explain what he had done.

Patel was arrested at the scene and taken to police headquarters. The Stamford police special victims unit and the ID unit were dispatched to process the scene and take statements from the victim, suspect and witnesses.

Police say Patel allegedly said he planned the incident out a week ago because he wanted to talk to the victim about how “she mistreated him” and to “teach her a lesson.”

Police seized a roll of tape and the apartments keys that were found in Patel’s gym bag.

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